Mmabatho Mogomotsi

{{short description|South African actress}}

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| birth_name = Mmabaho Mogomotsi

| birth_place = Johannesburg, South Africa

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| nationality = South African

| alma_mater = University of Witwatersrand

| education = Dramatic Arts, University of Witwatersrand

| height = 160cm

| years_active = 1998–present

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Mmabatho Mogomotsi is a South African actress and script writer.{{Cite web |title=Joburgtv Management |url=https://www.joburgtv.tv/about/republish/ |access-date=2021-11-27 |language=en}} She is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; Ashes to Ashes, Hillside, Ingozi, The Wild and Yizo Yizo.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-14 |title=Biography of Mmabatho Mogomotsi |url=https://southafricaportal.com/mmabatho-mogomotsi/ |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=South Africa Portal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Landing the mother of all comeback roles |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/landing-the-mother-of-all-comeback-roles-1825598 |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}

Personal life

She graduated with a degree in Dramatic Arts from the University of Witwatersrand.{{Cite web |title=Mmabatho Mogomotsi |url=https://mlasa.com/actors/mmabatho-mogomotsi/ |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=MLASA |language=en-ZA}}

She is a mother of two children.

Career

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In 1999, she joined with the SABC1 drama serial Yizo Yizo and played the role "Snowey". After receiving popularity for her role, she continued to play the role until the end of third season in 2004. After that, she appeared in the second season of police procedural Zero Tolerance with the role "Sonia". In 2006, she played the role of "Botshelo" in the 'Heartlines' film The Other Woman. In the meantime, she also appeared in the medical drama serial Hillside with the role "Harriet Khanyi", where she continued to play the role until 2008. Apart from that, she appeared in the television serials such as; Dark Angels, Sorted, Homecoming, Mponeng, Crossing the Line and Izoso Connexion.{{Cite web |title=Mmabatho Mogomotsi: TVSA |url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=8149&sr=1 |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=www.tvsa.co.za}}

In 2008, she acted in the feature film Mafrika by playing the role of "Head Nurse Maria". In 2009, she joined the second season of the SABC2 drama serial 90 Plein Street. In the meantime, she joined with two popular soap operas: as "Moipone" in Muvhango and as "Tshego Tselapedi" in Rhythm City.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-10 |title=All You Must Know About Muvhango TV Series - Actors, Cast & Teasers |url=https://buzzsouthafrica.com/muvhango-series-cast/ |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=BuzzSouthAfrica |language=en-US}} In 2015, she played the role of "Magistrate" in the season two of e.tv telenovela Ashes to Ashes. In the same year, she performed in the stage play The Pen and in the first ever Setswana play called Lepatata at Market Theatre and took a two-year sabbatical.{{Cite web |title=Star cast for dark, intriguing drama |url=https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/joburg/star-cast-for-dark-intriguing-drama-1048644 |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Changing the game! |url=https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/Entertainment/Changing-the-game-20150813 |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=DailySun}} Then in 2017, she joined with SABC1 drama Ingozi and played the role "Makgotso Sebotsane" in first two seasons. Meanwhile, she played the role "Candy" in Mzansi Magic drama Imposter. In 2020, she joined with another Mzansi Magic telenovela Gomora for the role "Tono".

Apart from acting, she is an Executive Director of an independent audio-visual production company titled "Afroville Media".

Filmography

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YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
1999Yizo YizoSnoweyTV series
2001Transit CafeReginaTV movie
2004Zero ToleranceSoniaTV series
2004HomecomingCarolTV mini series
2005SortedGuest roleTV series
2006HeartlinesBotsheloTV series
2006HillsideDr. Harriet KhanyiTV series
2006Izoso ConnexionAliceTV series
2008Jacob's CrossLesediTV series
MuvhangoMoiponeTV series
Rhythm CityTshego TselapediTV series
2008Surprise!Maria Head NurseVideo
200990 Plein StreetThe SpeakerTV series
2011The WildFloraTV series
2015Ashes to AshesMagistrateTV series
2017IngoziMakgotso SebotsaneTV series
2018ImposterCandyTV series
2020GomoraTonoTV series

References

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